The Official Net Nanny Blog

Are you a single parent? First of all, being a single parent isn’t easy so take a deep breath and pat yourself on the back.Single parents often do quadruple duty.

By Dan Dunkin

Kidnapping, rape, child pornography, murder; these are the stories we see, all too frequently, involving our children.

By Lauren B. Stevens

Most of take some time each week or month to tidy our homes (do laundry, dust, vacuum, take out the trash).

By Dorothy Breininger

Could screen time actually be beneficial to your child’s cognitive development? It was once theorized that the more stimulation on the child’s developing brain the better.

By Annemarie Lange

He’s got my password, again! Not a hacker. It’s my teenage son, and I have no idea how he is doing it.So, I did what any sane parent would do.

By Muffy Mendoza

There are few things in the world that cannot be changed. If you’ve been a parent who is generous with screen time but are noticing some negative impacts, try pulling back some. Yes, you may initially see some increased negative behavior while your child is adjusting to the change, but that will be short lived...

By Annemarie Lange

There was a time, not too long ago when kids went outside to play with their friends – friends who were schoolmates and even known to parents.

By Charlene Underhill Miller, PhD

Do your kids know that every time they go online they leave a trail, like cookie crumbs leading from the kitchen to their bedroom? The only difference: these trails of...

By Jessica Thiefels

If you have a PS4 system at home, you may be concerned about your child’s gaming habits, and more specifically, the content and features to which your child has access.

By Lauren B. Stevens

The sounds are all too familiar. A ping, a chirp, a pulse; a fun ring tone or a simple vibration for a text, a tweet, an Instagram post, a Snapchat picture.

By Charlene Underhill Miller, PhD